Siege of Arish (1798)

The Siege of Arish (late December 1798) was a battle of the Egyptian Campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars. A 1,079-strong French army under General Napoleon Bonaparte advanced on the city of Arish in the northern Sinai Peninsula, besieging 1,038 Mamelukes under Nikusiyar al-Dossari in the city. The French stormed the city with 133 losses, defeating the Mamelukes and conquering the city. The capture of Arish allowed for the French to prepare an invasion of Palestine and Syria to bring the Ottoman Empire to heel.